Apollo Global Management has begun investing in artificial intelligence and related hardware startups, with plans to lend to them in the future. The firm invested in the low tens of millions of dollars in Mercor's latest funding round, which is expected to value the data-labeling startup at $20 billion. Apollo has also invested in chip startup SiFive and Hadrian, a company building AI-powered factories, and expects to make further investments in these categories.
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